Verdict
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Rick Starkweather
July 4 – 13, 2014
A guest production from Thunderous Productions.
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Description: Karl Hendryk, a brilliant professor, attends to his wife Anya, an invalid suffering from a progressive disease. When Karl’s cousin Lisa moves in to assist in caring for Anya, tensions rise and feelings are quick to develop.
84 Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff and James Roose-Evans
Directed by Elise Berg
June 13 – 28, 2014
A guest production from Off The Quill.
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Description: Helene Hanff, a struggling New York writer, finds more than the rare editions she seeks when she contacts Marks & Co., a small London bookshop. A graceful transatlantic dance of correspondence ensues, spanning four decades and abundant with literature, culture and affection. (The action of the play is set in the New York apartment of Helene Hanff and in Marks & Co., Booksellers, 84 Charing Cross Road, London. The action spans the years 1949-1971).
Habeas Corpus
By Alan Bennett
Directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell
Auditions: February 23 & 24
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
Performances: Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, from May 9 – 31, 2014.
Performances:
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, May 9-31;
Sunday at 2pm, May 18 & 25, 2014.
Description: The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends, and the sexual satisfaction of the “corpus” (body) are the ruling passions in the farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: “We whose lust lasts, lasts longest.”
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Auditions for Macbeth by the Rude Mechanicals.
April 21 & 22, 8 PM
Greenbelt Arts Center
6 men and 6 women, including two children of either gender
Performances at the Capital Fringe Festival, July 2014
and at the Greenbelt Arts Center, August 15-23
Auditions will consist of readings from the Sides (PDF). For more information, see the character descriptions.
Shakespearean monologue optional
Lady Macbeth has already been cast; all other roles are open
Darkness pervades the Rude Mechanicals’ production of the fabled Scottish Play. Actors must be comfortable seeing in the dark.
You can come either day. For more information see: http://www.rudemechanicals.com/2014/Macbeth/
CAMP ENCORE Ages 13-17
Lotsa Lazzi!
Join director Kate Magill Robinson and the Camp Encore troupe leaders on a hilarious exploration of the raucous roots of western comedy. Commedia dell’ arte originated in the Italian Renaissance with stock comic characters and recognizable comic bits (called lazzi). It permeated European theatre for several hundred years and has inspired theatre artists from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In this ensemble-based camp, students will take on stock characters and play with Lotsa Lazzi, as we explore what makes us laugh and learn to build a performance driven by physicality, music, dance, rollicking scenarios and slapstick comedy. So bring your funny, and let’s play.
At the end of the camp session, campers will present a live theater performance at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Students unable to attend the entire session may enroll, but their participation in the shows may be limited. If your camper has significant schedule conflicts with the camp schedule, please consult Kate at katemagill3@gmail.com before enrolling. Attendance in the final week and at both shows is mandatory to enroll.
A four-week pass to the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center is included with tuition.
Location: Greenbelt Arts Center
TIME: 9:30am-3:30pm (Note that camp will extend until 6:00 pm on July 11 for our late afternoon performance for parents.)
SESSION: DATES: FEES:
346200-1 June 16 – July 12 R: $539, NR: $646
(No camp on July 4)
To register click here.
PERFORMANCES: Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm
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